This painting by Caravaggio depicts the biblical scene from John 20:27 where Jesus appears before the apostle Thomas and invites him to touch his wounds to prove he has risen from the dead after being crucified, as Thomas had doubted seeing Jesus alive again without physical proof. Jesus is surrounded by the other apostles as he addresses a kneeling Thomas, holding out his pierced hand for Thomas to examine as described in the gospel text quoted alongside the work.

1. Jesus in Art
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas
by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
1601-1602, oil on canvas,
42 x 57 inches

4. John 20:27
“Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger
here and see my hands, and bring your
hand and put it into my side, and do not be
unbelieving, but believe.’ ”